Corvin Estate, New Thessalonica, Planet Yuma, Coronado
after midnight of 12-13 Sept. 824 A.S.
Peter had followed Ben close behind when the parents arrived. He didn't give much thought to the scene at first, but became confused once Ben made delivered his comments. He leaned on a wall and kept looking up at his father.
Noticing Doreen's state of mind, Erik tried to interfere politely. "My... don't you have a keen nose, Ben?" - Erik chuckled for a second, before looking at the boy with a friendly smile. "Well, your mother and I had a... breakthrough today. We felt it was a reason to celebrate a bit. I'm sorry we didn't tell you... but we thought you'd be in bed by now." - he paused for a second and turned his eyes to Peter, but maintaining the same smile - "Which you should be... it's past midnight."
On the inside, he was just as unsure as Doreen about the situation, but he was hoping what he said was enough. He wanted to have at least until morning, if not longer, before explaining things to the children.